YEAR ELEVEN SCIENCE

We have THREE levels of Year 11 GENERAL SCIENCE to cater for different needs:

11SCI Our top stream class. Students qualify for this class by completing their Year 10 exams CONSISTENTLY at Level 5. This class prepares students for ALL THREE senior subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Students can achieve 24 credits, 12 internal and 12 by external examination.

11SCC Our standard class. Students qualify for this class by completing their Year 10 exams GENERALLY at Level 5. This class prepares students for ONLY TWO senior subjects: Chemistry and Biology. Students can achieve 20 credits, 12 internal and 8 by external examination.

11SCP Our NON-EXAMINATION class. Students are placed in this class by completing their Year 10 exams at Level 4. This class leads on to ONE senior subject: General Science. Students can achieve up to 22 credits, all internally assessed (assignment or class test)

In addition, we have TWO SPECIALIST SCIENCE classes at Year 11. These are LIMITED ENTRY courses, entry by the Year 10 examination in November. Due to the challenging nature of these classes, there is only ONE class offered of each.

11BSC (11 Biological Sciences): This course allows students to more fully explore different aspects of Biology including plant reproduction, mammalian body systems and microbiology.

11CPS (11 Chemical and Physical Science): This course allows students to more fully explore different aspects of Chemistry and Physics including heat transfer, carbon chemistry, radioactivity and selected elements.